What Got Me Through
A year ago, it was setting in for me that the pandemic was going to be a long haul. When Washington's stay-home-stay-healthy order was first announced, it was set up in way that seemed to offer the hope that, after hunkering down for six weeks, we'd be able to have a cautious-but-not-locked-down Memorial Day. Instead... we all know what happened. Now? I'm fully vaccinated. About a month from now, Washington will reopen fully. Seattle and King County are well on the way to >70% fully vaccinated, case rates are dropping... all the metrics are good. While I did take one trip during the pandemic (a barren flight to LAX to kick off a backpacking trip), next weekend, I'll take my first trip since my shots. I expect the plane will be full. And really, looking at the research and the counsel, I feel good about living this summer with my immune system now featuring a spike protein fighting machine. I know the pandemic isn't over. I know a lot of folks can't get vacci